Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

After dinner, Sun Gui stayed here to take care of Zhang Qingshan and his wife. The four of them were together. Guo Guo invited them to a meeting at Chai's house tonight. Zhang Qingshan was over seventy years old, but in good health. The county magistrate, Ye Heng, had given him an assistant to help with the work.

Zhang Qingshan and Sun Gui arrived right after dinner. Many elderly people were invited over, as the Chai family's house was large enough, otherwise there wouldn't be enough space. Guoguo spoke first, "I saw that there are a lot more people in the village when I came back this time. This is a good thing! However, in a few years, our village will seem small. I know that some people have already developed in the northwest direction, but I still want to say a good thing. Listen, if you think it is good, do it, and if you don't want to, don't go! It's really good here, I don't want to leave." Guoguo paused for a moment and then said, "I came back this time to go to the East China Sea for a trip." Sun Gui: "Guoguo, does traveling mean playing?" "Yes. The Kingdom of Yue is a thing of the past. The Kingdom of Yue no longer exists. It has become a prefecture of our Dayan - Dayue Prefecture. In this way, the coast belongs to our Dayan, and a line from the East China Sea to the South China Sea will be open. There are many countries on the other side of the sea. In this year, our ships will go out and sail on the sea. In this way, waterways connect many cities, and waterways are much faster than land routes. In this way, trade will be faster, and there will be more business. In the future, there will be seafood to trade here. The economy will be good only when the market is open!" Zhang Qingshan listened and said, " Guoguo is right. Okay, I support you. Tell me, Guoguo, what do you want to do? Guoguo smiled. "Grandpa Zhang is a manager, and his eyes are very bright! No wonder my Aunt Qing is a businessman!" Zhang Qing chuckled. "You!" Guoguo continued, "In the East China Sea, we in Dayan have set up a Protectorate, with tens of thousands of soldiers stationed on the coastline. There is no problem with safety. The land there is fertile, the water source is good, and the supplies are abundant. It's also tropical, so it's not cold all year round. I wonder if anyone in our village is willing to live there! Ask everyone. However, I want to go. I have already taken a fancy to a place with waterfalls, lakes, and land. It's just a little hot in the summer. But it won't be a problem for us." Zhang Qingshan was moved when he heard it, but he was old. Sun Gui: "This is a good thing. I will hold a meeting to ask."

Ye Heng said, "Uncle Sun, don't panic. Listen to me. Who wants to go? The first group will be given welfare benefits and land. They won't have to pay for grain for ten years, and you can sell the leftovers. There will also be a silver subsidy, at least enough to build a house. That's where my third uncle lives. You all know Jiale. He's already started making bricks, paving the road, and reclaiming wasteland. We're just short of civilians. Who wants to go and develop that area?" Ye Heng said no more. Guoguo looked at him and said, "It's convenient to go there. We have our own boats. It'll be there in a few days. And I'll develop that area too, so every household has electric lights, and if it's hot, they'll have air conditioners, fans, and other things. It'll be better than the capital in the future!"

Zhang Qingshan said, "Guoguo, Your Highness, can people from Taohua County go?" "Sure. My original intention was to focus on our village first. Let's see how many people there are before we talk about other villages." Zhang Qingshan: "Okay. I'll wait." Sun Gui said to Jia He, "You can have a meeting tomorrow morning. No matter where we go, we'll still live together as a large group. That way, it will be easier." Jia He: "Yeah, I thought of that too. Unity is strength! Uncle Sun, why don't you just stay in our village and I'll go take a look and guide them!" Sun Gui: "Okay, I can still move and talk." Jia He: "If you want a long-term and good relationship, you have to look further afield. There's nothing specific to say, but you know you have to broaden your horizons so you can have more ideas!" Sun Gui: "That's right, you just have to read more. Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles! That's the truth." The two of them agreed. Guoguo prepared some good wine for everyone, so they gathered together for a drink.

The food and wine arrived quickly: braised pig's head, duck neck, roast beef, and vegetarian dishes like lotus root slices, bamboo shoots and scrambled eggs, and tomatoes with sugar. There wasn't much to choose from, but the portions were huge! Ye Heng poured wine for everyone. Father Chai and Li Jingwen were both there, filling the table.

Even the elderly in the village could drink. With their better lives these past few years, they'd have a few drinks every few days, and their alcohol tolerance had gradually increased. Sun Gui had long noticed that Chai Zhen looked much younger, but being a shrewd person, he hadn't questioned him. Sun Gui wasn't very old either. Guoguo often came back for the spiritual spring rains, and the food they ate was irrigated by the spring water. He was in good health and didn't look very old. He was fine.

After a few drinks, they dispersed because they had to get up early today. The Jiahe brothers saw people off one after another.

It was midnight, and Guoguo sent the children inside to rest. Father Chai wanted to stay outside, so he and Li Jingwen stayed in the same room for company.

Chai Donghua was in the next room. Guoguo and Yeheng were in their own room, and the rest of the group, hehe, were all sleeping inside. It was also very cold outside, so it was difficult to light a fire.